Felt Memory Match

Felt Memory Match

Materials:

Felt (assorted colors)

Thread

Needles

Cut backing felt squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" and front felt squares 2" x 2".

Embroider matching pictures on 2" x 2" squares. Stitch onto one side of backing.

Blanket stitch around edges.  Sewing a basic straight stitch also works, but the blanket stitch is much snazzier (albeit time consuming).

Most fabulous felt bag for holding memory game pieces.

Embroider hearts, names, pictures, or leave it blank...all are adorable!

Lots of ideas - lots of fun! 

Felt Car Mat

Felt Car Travel Mat

Materials:

Green Felt

Black Felt

Other Felt (for houses, signs, etc)

Yellow Thread (for roads and edges)

Fabric Backing

Toy Cars

Cut felt roads roughly the width of the toy cars.  I hack-sawed my way through by cutting many different lengths and then moving around to design a road.  My nephew LOVES to "park" his cars, so I added a little parking lot, too!  Since I had some spare felt scraps, I used it to make extras: pond, bushes, houses, signs, etc. 

Cut a piece of fabric the width (plus a 1/4'' to fold underneath to hem).  My measuring is a mess, but I played with the fabric enough so that it folds over for the cars to park there.  Then sew the fabric to "park" the cars into 1/3 slots.  Fold play mat into thirds.

Alas, it's still an unfinished project.  The embroidery took a while, so now it's time to set up the sewing machine and get it ready to gift away!